Keep it at least above the weed tops and sometimes just below the ice if it’s not too deep. You will attract far more fish this way. Experiment with your jigging to see what pike prefer on any ...

Daniel Bevevino, 42, caught a 45-inch northern pike while ice fishing in a remote part of Allegheny Reservoir in northwestern Pennsylvania. Bevevino plans to have the fish mounted by a taxidermist.

Pier passes may be bought at Park Bait, Bridgeport Bait and Tackle ... Ice fishing with medium shiner minnows or suckers suspended beneath tip-ups is producing both northern pike and walleyes.